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Amphixystis
Amphixystis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The family was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.
Hostplant records are only known for 2 species of this genus: Amphixystis anchiala had been recorded feeding on Euphorbia resinifera, Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae), Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata (Dioscoreaceae) and Amphixystis syntricha (Meyrick, 1910) that feeds on Pandanus montanus (Pandanaceae).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amphixystis hapsimacha
speciesAmphixystis hapsimacha

Amphixystis syntricha
speciesAmphixystis syntricha

Amphixystis cymataula
speciesAmphixystis cymataula

Amphixystis siccata
speciesAmphixystis siccata

Amphixystis undosa
speciesAmphixystis undosa

Amphixystis aromaticella
speciesAmphixystis aromaticella
Amphixystis anchiala
speciesAmphixystis anchiala
Amphixystis certa
speciesAmphixystis certa
Amphixystis epirota
speciesAmphixystis epirota
Amphixystis serrata
speciesAmphixystis serrata
Amphixystis zulella
speciesAmphixystis zulella
Amphixystis beverrasella
speciesAmphixystis beverrasella
Amphixystis fragosa
speciesAmphixystis fragosa
Amphixystis oxystyla
speciesAmphixystis oxystyla
Amphixystis paroditella
speciesAmphixystis paroditella
Amphixystis magica
speciesAmphixystis magica
Amphixystis crypsirias
speciesAmphixystis crypsirias
Amphixystis crocinacma
speciesAmphixystis crocinacma
Amphixystis chrysodora
speciesAmphixystis chrysodora
Amphixystis canthopa
speciesAmphixystis canthopa
Amphixystis aethalopis
speciesAmphixystis aethalopis
Amphixystis sciadocoma
speciesAmphixystis sciadocoma
Amphixystis pentacarpa
speciesAmphixystis pentacarpa
Amphixystis hydrochalca
speciesAmphixystis hydrochalca
Amphixystis spathistis
speciesAmphixystis spathistis
Amphixystis trixysta
speciesAmphixystis trixysta
Amphixystis patelia
speciesAmphixystis patelia
Amphixystis guttata
speciesAmphixystis guttata
Amphixystis anachoreta
speciesAmphixystis anachoreta
Amphixystis herbulotella
speciesAmphixystis herbulotella
Amphixystis fricata
speciesAmphixystis fricata
Amphixystis antongilella
speciesAmphixystis antongilella
Amphixystis colubrina
speciesAmphixystis colubrina
Amphixystis ensifera
speciesAmphixystis ensifera
Amphixystis cyanodesma
speciesAmphixystis cyanodesma
Amphixystis crobylora
speciesAmphixystis crobylora
Amphixystis polystrigella
speciesAmphixystis polystrigella
Amphixystis nephalia
speciesAmphixystis nephalia
Amphixystis multipunctella
speciesAmphixystis multipunctella
Amphixystis lactiflua
speciesAmphixystis lactiflua
Amphixystis irenica
speciesAmphixystis irenica
Amphixystis ichnora
speciesAmphixystis ichnora
Amphixystis hermatias
speciesAmphixystis hermatias
Amphixystis glomerata
speciesAmphixystis glomerata
Amphixystis tarsota
speciesAmphixystis tarsota
Amphixystis sicaria
speciesAmphixystis sicaria
Amphixystis selacta
speciesAmphixystis selacta
Amphixystis roseostrigella
speciesAmphixystis roseostrigella
Amphixystis rorida
speciesAmphixystis rorida
Amphixystis rhothiaula
speciesAmphixystis rhothiaula
Amphixystis rhodothicta
speciesAmphixystis rhodothicta
Amphixystis divulsa
speciesAmphixystis divulsa
Amphixystis taurus
speciesAmphixystis taurus
Amphixystis minuta
speciesAmphixystis minuta
Amphixystis islamella
speciesAmphixystis islamella
Amphixystis hypolampes
speciesAmphixystis hypolampes
Amphixystis antiloga
speciesAmphixystis antiloga
Amphixystis cincinnata
speciesAmphixystis cincinnata
Amphixystis ligyropa
speciesAmphixystis ligyropa
Amphixystis heteroclina
speciesAmphixystis heteroclina
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375470.